GAZA, Saturday, July 27, 2024 (WAFA) – The World Health Organization today called for an immediate ceasefire in the war-torn Gaza Strip.

WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said on the X platform that he felt “deeply worried about the safety of civilians and patients in Deir al-Balah, following the latest reports of airstrikes in areas where many displaced people are sheltering.”

“Such attacks also strain fragile health facilities and put them at risk of closure,” he added.

Israel has proceeded with its genocidal offensive on the war-torn Strip in complete disregard of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which ordered Israel in a legally binding decision to halt its military offensive in Rafah, which may violate its obligations under the Genocide Convention.

Israel has been waging a devastating war on Gaza since October 7, killing at least 39,258 Palestinians and injuring over 90,589 others.

Moreover, at least 10,000 people are unaccounted for, presumed dead under the rubble of their homes throughout the Strip.

Palestinian and international organizations say that the majority of those killed and wounded are women and children.

The Israeli aggression has also resulted in the forceful displacement of nearly two million people from all over the Gaza Strip, with the vast majority of the displaced forced into the densely crowded southern city of Rafah near the border with Egypt – in what has become Palestine’s largest mass exodus since the 1948 Nakba.

K.F.